Gracie Bonds Staples, a columnist with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, wrote a five-part series about HIV and Black gay men, who according to the CDC are 22 times more likely to be HIV positive than Black Americans overall. You can read that here.

Facts about HIV and AIDS HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. What is the difference between HIV and AIDS? HIV attacks the body’s immune system, specifically the CD4 cells (T cells). AIDS is a condition. AIDS develops when HIV has caused serious damage to the immune system. Globally, an estimated 36.7 million people are living with HIV. At least two million of them are children. There is currently no cure for HIV/AIDS. However, treatment can control HIV. New HIV infections have fallen by 35%